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‘High probability' man found dead was gunman in St. Cloud homicide, police say

By Cierra Putman, WFTV.com, WFTV Web Staff, and Megan Cruz, WFTV.com
By Cierra Putman, WFTV.com, WFTV Web Staff, and Megan Cruz, WFTV.com
Osceola County law enforcement officials swarmed a Kissimmee home Tuesday afternoon after receiving a tip, where they found the body of a man believed to have shot his estranged wife and her new boyfriend Sunday, police said. 
A large number of law enforcement officers swarmed a Kissimmee intersection at about 4 p.m. as part of a search for Rafael Antonio Perdomo Primera, 49. 
Osceola County Sheriff’s Deputies blocked off a section of near Donegan Avenue near Donjay Avenue for most of the afternoon. 

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St. Cloud police said they believe Primera had barricaded himself in the home and shot himself after law enforcement arrived.

"When they first arrived, they started hearing noises and because no one was supposed to be on property, they kind of just stepped back, and shortly after that is when they heard one gunshot," Sergeant Frankie De La Rosa of the St. Cloud Police Department said.

Officials with the medical examiner's office are working to identify the body. 
"There's a high probability it will be him," De La Rosa said. "We just have to confirm his identity through the medical examiner's office at the moment."
Channel 9’s Shannon Butler reported that sources said three law enforcement agencies surrounded a home where officials have received a report that Primera might be staying. 
The original shooting happened at the Sugar Mill Mobile Home Park between Brown Chapel Road and Columbia Avenue, police said.
Primera's wife remains hospitalized in critical condition. The man, later identified as Bob Latopolski died at the scene, police said. Officials confirmed that they found ten shell casings on the scene, but wouldn't confirm how many times Latopolski was hit. 
Police said Primera and his wife, Belsy Tortolero, were in the middle of a divorce. Investigators said that Primera was not happy about the breakup and later became aware of the relationship between his wife and Latopolski. 
A family member of Latopolski told Channel 9 the situation is still shocking and they remain heartbroken over what has happened over the past few days.
"I'm hoping once we do get positive ID, that this brings some kind of closure to them," said De La Rosa.

Latoppolski's stepdaughter Katelynn Arroyo told Channel 9 that Latopolski and Tortolero had only been dating for three months, but Latopolski told her that she was "the one." Arroyo also said the couple had plans to move in to a new home with Tortolero's two children.

Arroyo said that as far as she knew, Latopolski never once felt threatened or felt like his life was in danger by Primera. 
This is a developing story. Stay with Channel 9 for updates. 
WATCH LIVE: Large police presence in Kissimmee

Law enforcement has swarmed a Kissimmee neighborhood, as police search for a man accused of shooting his estranged wife and killing her new boyfriend.

Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Tuesday, January 22, 2019

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Cierra Putman

Cierra Putman, WFTV.com

Cierra Putman flew south to join Eyewitness News in July 2016.

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